Bruce Lake Station, Indiana

Bruce Lake Station
Unincorporated community
Bruce Lake Station
Bruce Lake Station
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Fulton
Township Union
Elevation 238 m (781 ft)
ZIP code 46939
FIPS code 18-08565[1]
GNIS feature ID 431655[2]

Bruce Lake Station (also called Bruce Lake[3]) is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

History

Bruce Lake Station contained a post office from 1855 until 1942.[4] The community took its name from Bruce Lake.[5]

Geography

Bruce Lake Station is located at 41°04′10″N 86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Lake Station, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bruce Lake Station, Indiana
  4. ↑ "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Bruces Lake, for the nearby lake of the same name...


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